Draft Notes: Mock Draft, Team Preferences

The MLB draft is less than a month away, with the Astros, Cubs, Rockies, Twins, and Indians taking the first five picks. The latest:

Stanford righty Mark Appel, Oklahoma righty Jonathan Gray, San Diego third baseman Kris Bryant, prep righty Kohl Stewart, and Nevada righty Braden Shipley are the first five picks in Jim Callis' first mock draft for Baseball America, in which he takes a stab at the entire first round. The article is chock full of great info.

Callis hears rumors that the Twins could cut a deal with high school catcher Reese McGuire at #4, spending heavily further down in the draft.

The Twins, Indians, and Royals are searching for pitching, writes Callis. The Mets "appear to be targeting college bats."